Hinge



May 6, 1930.

HINGE Filed Sept. 20, 1927 Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES;

' JOSEPH soss, or isnooxmm; NEW YOR amen Application filed September 20,1927. sci-mam. 220,676.

This invention relates to what are/known as concealed hinges wherein the knuckle or hinge joint is concealed or partiallyfcon-j cealed by a hood portion encircling the pin- 6 tle bearing portion of the hinge; and the object of the invention is to provide a hinge of the class specified, which is fashioned from sheet metal into an elongated butt body having a multiplicity of knuckles or pintlei bearing members arranged longitudinally thereof whereby a large number of bearings is. provided for thehinge to permit of the construction of the separate butts of comparatively thin sheet metal, and yet produce the required strength, rigidity and durability in the several uses of thehinge and particularly in its use in hanging'motor vehi- I ole doors; a further object being to provide a hinge, one of the butts of which is fashioned from two sheet metal bodies,-one'of said bodies being fashioned substantially centrallythereof to form a'plurality of cylindrical pintle hearings or knuckles and the, V other body of which encircles said knuckles 35 to form a hood covering for the joint of the.

hinge and also to reinforce, and strengthen;

the hinge, said bodies being securedtogether byriveting, welding or in any otherdesired o manner; a further object being to fashion the attachingplate portion of the buttinsuch manner as to, conform with the-con-. tour of the door or door frame in connection with which the, hinge is employed, and

- especially when the door and doorrframe are of a curved contour; and with these and;

other objects in view, the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified, which is simplein construction, eificient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

r The invention is fullydisclosed inthe fol-j lowing specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in whichthe; separate parts of my improvement are. desig nated by suitable reference characters/in: each of the views, andinwhich:r I V Fig. 1 isa side view of a hinge madeace; cordingto my invention with part of the construction brokenaway and ,in'section.

3 is a sectional, detail View of one" part or body employed in the formation of one, of my improved hinge butts.

Fig. is ,a View looking in the direction ofthearrow 3 of Fig. 8.

ing the other part or body; and, r

. '55 Fig. 4 is'a view similar to Fig. 3 but show- F1g. 5 1s a perspective andse'ctional view oft-he partfshown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, in a modified form of construction.

part of my improved hinge, an'dll the other In the drawing, 10 represents one butt or V a single sheet of metal'folde'd centrally to form a plurality of substantially cylindrical pintle bearings or knuckles 12, the side por-, tions of the'sheet being brought together and secured. ,by' riveting, welding'or other-. wise to form an attaching plate'portion 13.

7 The sheet is cut out at spaced intervals-to form recesses Mintermediate the-cylindrical bearings or knuckles 7.12 to receive the the hinge. v a, I 7 V The butt 11 is composed oftwo sheet metal knuckles] or bearings of the other butt'll of bodies or parts 11 and 11* shown in detail in Figs. 13 and 4 of the drawing. The part 11a is formed from a comparatively thin sheet of metal, the centralportion ofwhich is fasha ioned to form iapluralityof cylindrical bearings 1'5 between which are recesses 16. to 'receivethe knuckles '12 of the butt 10. The part 11b is fashionedat oneend to form a curved. hood portion 17 which is adapted to encircle the knuckles 15 of the part 11. The free edge ,of. the hood portion 17 is provided at spaced intervals with inwardly turned flanges 1 8'folded upon the inner face of the'hood 17 and which are of a length equaltothelength of the bear'j-ingslfi andupon which said bearings rest and bear. Betweenthe flangesv 18 are spaces providing for the free actionof the bearingslQofthe butt 10." If desired, the

diameters of the latter bearings may be slightly greater, than that of thebearings 1 5," The r recesses 19' formed by the flanges 18 prevent the marring'of the surfaces of the bearings12.

in the, operation'anduse of thehinge. ,The V M p p flanges 18 also serve to reinforce and strength- Fig.2 is a section onthe line 2+2 of Fig, l.

en the lioodportion 17 as well asthe pintle" I i v r 22 extends ,at right angles to vth'e ofi'set part or structure thereof, and when so made, will produce a butt of great strength and durability. The shank'portion of the part 11 ex: tends ontoltlieishailli portion of thegpart l1 to .form'the'attaching plate portion of the butt.

In the construction sl own, aglaptingia hinge for the-mounting of motor vehicle doors, the shank of the butt 11 and its separate-=' V parts are offset at right angles as seen at 20,

curved-fromthe central portionof the hinge, with respect toitslengthflothe opposite ends thereof en iii- F g-A if the dr ng. h free edge 2l;"ofithe' plate is" s also "correspondingly-curved and the attaching plate proper.

2O afid in parallel relation to the shank, ex-

7 tending fromthe' knuckle of the hinge, and is aperturedior attachment to the door frame,

to the door lnithe construction shown. I

It willfbe' understood thatfmyfinvention is not necessarily limited to any. 7 particular shape or oontour of the attaching plate portion of'th'e' respective *bu'tts as said attaching plates may be 'fa'shionedto su-itfa door frame andfdoorofiany'desired fconstructi'on,

Irl Fig. 5:oft he drawing, I have shown a slightmodification ofithepart -11 of.:.the butt 3a a .4 a stamped .f-romthe sheet of metal, rather than folded-and tu ed as'=m;iiig. 3 to form end,- w 'iee 2 f a er al o h npart 1'1 which" operate to closethe ends; ofg'the',

hinge and areprovided withpintlejpin aperings'12 and f5 nespectively, As seen-injFighl 4 5 huttiparts wand {11;

fII'ii'produ'c m 1- imprpved tom-mam;

nessoftlie material employed and" the sim it being'understood'that the butt-lflgis secured l1 -"wherein thehood-portionIt is pressed orp of said" knuckles and recesses.

' hires-[24, it beingj understood"thatthe butt, parts '10' and-11 are coupled 'togethe'riby a? pin-"25 passed through the i'knuckles or hearth i ngii @1 2 may: fp tid d' with a largehead- 26- at its upperendito act v q 'e y nsthe upp r dge o he w r' :saifl ipa ft s'g hteas" t e: bearin s are-freeto rotate ontherpin25;-andjwi11?p o duce' a nmltiplicity of independent bearings 1. i bitm t ng hese eret Barter i'shedappearance and also protects the joint ost the hinge frqmiexposure to the elements.

While I have'shown certain details of conizstn'uction for carrying my invention into ef- .fect, it will be understood that I am not necess-: Fig. 2 of the draWingQ Th'is ofiset -portion-is .ness of the sheets in the comparative parts may vary, if desired." It will also be'understood that y the separatepartsor'sections of the butts maybe secured together-hygriveting, or Welding at anydesired' points-to give the required strength and rigidity tothe butt and inretaining the partsor seoti'ons'thereofg together invthev operation of forming the same, and'afterthe same have been giventhe desired shape or contour, It willalso..be understoodthat each butt part of my im proved hinge ma include one pintlebearing or'knuckl'e,i and one" recess,"or a inu ltipli'cityJ 1&

securing of v thepintle 'pin to the knuckles or. ar ngs f n f th bu t Pa s; a e P n? Furth JI'my invention ism Mada the maygbe'detachablyijsnpported .in connection a with thekn'nckles of: both parts as in other; h ilgesf f hi ty e;-v lAs" t e se o myj mt' provedhi ee it" fi be'un r oQd; he em cm yf app e t Piam d s;

and"swinging members 'of any" kind, or, class. 119

The disclosure'herein made is merely for the Purp se.:qf li e ne m hd idfmr y-i r V a a, p v lf ing'myinfvention intoefifect; 1 ingrnyi-mproved hingeggand after; the'partsor butts IO and fljhave been coupled. f together by thetpini25, the bearings 15 maybe firmly crimpedjor compressed". upon the pin 2.51:6 compact the metal 'of-thef butt 1 1f on said:

Havingvfully-described my'invention, what Ig'cl iniasnew anddesire to secure by;Letters 1 1g atents- 1 a i 1 1- 11 Ql 9'j l l s ffw iic s l fashioned 'froni "two i sheet metal ;bodies, .one j of said bodies bei nggfashioned to form gap'lu rality of cylindrical pintl-e' :bearings sp aced 129 longitudinallycfone end thereof, the other" I dy b ng. .f hieiledi t 0. 1 i iai' urved f i 'od p q Su s nt yi' n' it l ig Sa ,v Piiltle' erie .fprmioflsaidf d eswhen se d i t efte tthe'v ln atwr t clfh dp ioni 2g .l ..y, p y I v with*he arings spajced% simplifid thenianufacturefoihihgeihuttsandj rediieed the'c ostth eieof-"by virtue o f-thethick- N ibhg ti i iq hi. hood portion andrecesses intermediate said t ll i r i e ez'p ntl ar s tth j othetb'utticf th f ii' efm ens. on 'e dfh odi P t Qiii medtbetw en i am nt th a pintle bearings of said butt'to ofiset the same with reference to said hood portion and to reinforce and strengthen the hood portion and said bearings, said means comprising flanges at the free edge of the hood portion and turned inwardly upon the inner faceof said hood portion, both bodies of the butt, extending to form an attaching plate portion, said attaching plate portion beingv offset with re- 10 spect to the shank, and'part ofsaid offset portion being curved in the longitudinal plane of the butt. j r

2. In a covered joint-hinge of the class described, one of the butts of which is composed of two comparatively thin inner and outer sheet metal hinge parts, the sheet of the inner part being fashioned" to form a cylindrical bearing with a recess at one side of said bear ing, the sheet of the outer part'being fashioned to form a curved hood conforming with" the general contour of vand partially encircling the bearing of the inner part to form a continuous cover member for the joint of the butt, and a curved plate arranged on the inner face of said hood and between'it and saidv bearing to reinforce the hoodand to offset 7 the bearing with respect to the hood to provide a recess in the hood to freely receive the pintle bearing of the other butt of thehinge.

3. In a covered joint hinge, one of the butts of which is fashioned from two sheet metal hinge bodies, one of said bodies having a plurality of cylindrical pintle bearings with recesses between said bearings for receiving the 3 bearings of the other butt of the hinge, the other body having a curved hoodportion substantially encircling the pintle hearings to form a cover for the joint of the hinge, thefree edge ofthe curved hood portion includ- 40 ing curved plates arranged upon the inner face and conforming with said hood portion and arranged between it and said hearings to reinforce the pintle of the hinge and to space the pintle bearings from said hood. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 15th day of Sept, 1927. i r 4 V JOSEPH SOSS. 

